Article: Cable-box standards scrambled -- for now

Cable-box standards scrambled -- for now

Knight Ridder News Service

Tuesday, September 17, 2002

The cable box is in for a multimedia makeover: Beefed-up boxes of the future could let people play video games online, share digital photos with friends and maybe do other things people in the business haven't even imagined yet.

"We've talked to all types of content providers about all types of products, whether it's being able to click from video to more information about what's on, to being able to 'chat' while you're watching television," said Mark Hess, Comcast's vice president of digital television.

But don't start drooling just yet. The cable box that will combine today's TV experience with ...

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